Finally got a 68

[73rallye440magnum]

A familiar story, I've had a few Mopars over the years. Marriage, family, jobs, relocation, life, etc. I've wanted a '68 since I was 15. I contacted the seller of this one in April when he responded on some random 'what's for sale thread' on a Facebook Mopar page I'm a member of. I still had my Coronet convertible I was trying to sell. In September I traded the vert for my Roadrunner clone, sold that in November, and drove to Central Oklahoma the weekend of 12/18 to buy this Charger.

383-4 Auto car. Tinted glass, console, AC. White body, green top, green interior. Funky combo. Has been off the road since 1979 when the then owner had a few too many and ditch dove through a barbwire fence, also spun a bearing in original drivetrain. I'm told the original drivetrain whereabouts are known- I'll hustle that in the future.

After gathering my thoughts after a two day, 22 hour round trip, I spent a few afternoons getting the first few layers of disgusting out of it. Exterior speed bath, and the eviction of the mouse palace that was the interior. It is going to sit for a while as I round up parts and finish some other obligations. Tentative forecast is to drop in a drivetrain this summer/fall, rebuild brakes, fuel system, touch up the whoops on the rear quarter, begin enjoying.

Pics to come, trying Imgur per recommendation of Kelsey. We had to dang near cross paths when he grabbed his eerily similar patina white '69 the same weekend.

[73rallye440magnum]

Failed pic attempt.

Troy, love the site, always have. Other platforms (FB and FBBO) make image sharing much less difficult, activity here subsequently dropping. This is the one forum I would gladly pay membership for, something to consider.

[73rallye440magnum]

http://imgur.com/gallery/vPv7Vtd

Try this until I figure out how to embed images in posts.

Happy New Year to my favorite web community.

[hemi-hampton]

Adding pics here sucks, I'll give it a try. That's a nice Solid Looking Charger you got there. Congrats. LEON.

[hemi-hampton]

BACK PIC.

[AKcharger]

congrats!

[70B5Cuda]

That's Charger looks like it's super solid! Congrats! And let me know if you have questions with IMGUR. It's what I use for all my posts...

[Kern Dog]

Failed pic attempt.

Troy, love the site, always have. Other platforms (FB and FBBO) make image sharing much less difficult, activity here subsequently dropping. This is the one forum I would gladly pay membership for, something to consider.

Great idea but the suggestion will fall on deaf ears. Investment in this forum has been zero and likely will continue to be.

[tan top]

 congratulations , looks a a good project  

like the sunset picture 

[tan top]

 

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[cdr]

My 68 came from Oklahoma also, same red dirt all in the frame rails, I have washed & washed it, that stuff is still falling out after 9 years LOL

[73rallye440magnum]

My 68 came from Oklahoma also, same red dirt all in the frame rails, I have washed & washed it, that stuff is still falling out after 9 years LOL

This red dirt is almost as ignorant as I am! Tough stuff!
Up until a few weekends ago I've never been to Texas or Oklahoma. Beautiful.

[73rallye440magnum]

Tan Top- many thanks 

[cdr]

My 68 came from Oklahoma also, same red dirt all in the frame rails, I have washed & washed it, that stuff is still falling out after 9 years LOL

This red dirt is almost as ignorant as I am! Tough stuff!
Up until a few weekends ago I've never been to Texas or Oklahoma. Beautiful.

it can look like surface rust at times but its rusty dirt LOL

[Kern Dog]

That is a super solid builder.   

[73rallye440magnum]

Doesn't need much rust repair.
Center trunk pan, rear valence corners, DS rear footrest floor pan, some quarter work, and for some weird reason an area of the cowl rusted away. Great starting point though considering most projects are rotten carcasses at this point.

[AKcharger]

what caused that wierd gash??

[73rallye440magnum]

Story I was told-

In 1979, owner was on a bender, went through a barbwire fence (evidence on left front fender), right rear quarter got the gash when removed. T-post?

[chargervert]

Nice find! It's great to see cool cars like this get some love,and get them back on the road!

[Bronzedodge]

I'll bet that color combo looks sharp redone.  Nice car!  Congratulations!

[Fitz73Chrgr]

I'll bet that color combo looks sharp redone.  Nice car!  Congratulations!

I don't think you even need to repaint it.  Go with the latest trend and keep the patina!  Looks really solid!  Congrats!

like the sunset picture  

Yeah that's an awesome pic.  Perfect for a signature or avatar.

[Chris 69]

A familiar story, I've had a few Mopars over the years. Marriage, family, jobs, relocation, life, etc. I've wanted a '68 since I was 15. I contacted the seller of this one in April when he responded on some random 'what's for sale thread' on a Facebook Mopar page I'm a member of. I still had my Coronet convertible I was trying to sell. In September I traded the vert for my Roadrunner clone, sold that in November, and drove to Central Oklahoma the weekend of 12/18 to buy this Charger.

383-4 Auto car. Tinted glass, console, AC. White body, green top, green interior. Funky combo. Has been off the road since 1979 when the then owner had a few too many and ditch dove through a barbwire fence, also spun a bearing in original drivetrain. I'm told the original drivetrain whereabouts are known- I'll hustle that in the future.

After gathering my thoughts after a two day, 22 hour round trip, I spent a few afternoons getting the first few layers of disgusting out of it. Exterior speed bath, and the eviction of the mouse palace that was the interior. It is going to sit for a while as I round up parts and finish some other obligations. Tentative forecast is to drop in a drivetrain this summer/fall, rebuild brakes, fuel system, touch up the whoops on the rear quarter, begin enjoying.

Pics to come, trying Imgur per recommendation of Kelsey. We had to dang near cross paths when he grabbed his eerily similar patina white '69 the same weekend.

Nice solid Charger!. Very similar to what my '68 was prior to "improvements": 383-4, auto on the column, white, originally green vinyl top, green interior.

[73rallye440magnum]

Nice find! It's great to see cool cars like this get some love,and get them back on the road!

It's a solid starting point. One more destined for road shredding. 

[73rallye440magnum]

I'll bet that color combo looks sharp redone.  Nice car!  Congratulations!

Thanks. Thrilled to finally own one.

[73rallye440magnum]

I'll bet that color combo looks sharp redone.  Nice car!  Congratulations!

I don't think you even need to repaint it.  Go with the latest trend and keep the patina!  Looks really solid!  Congrats!

like the sunset picture  

Yeah that's an awesome pic.  Perfect for a signature or avatar.

I embrace the patina trend because I don't feel like dealing with nice paint. I have kids, and I live on gravel. Less anxiety in flogging! I have some touch up to do. It will be presentable, after it's drivable 

[73rallye440magnum]

A familiar story, I've had a few Mopars over the years. Marriage, family, jobs, relocation, life, etc. I've wanted a '68 since I was 15. I contacted the seller of this one in April when he responded on some random 'what's for sale thread' on a Facebook Mopar page I'm a member of. I still had my Coronet convertible I was trying to sell. In September I traded the vert for my Roadrunner clone, sold that in November, and drove to Central Oklahoma the weekend of 12/18 to buy this Charger.

383-4 Auto car. Tinted glass, console, AC. White body, green top, green interior. Funky combo. Has been off the road since 1979 when the then owner had a few too many and ditch dove through a barbwire fence, also spun a bearing in original drivetrain. I'm told the original drivetrain whereabouts are known- I'll hustle that in the future.

After gathering my thoughts after a two day, 22 hour round trip, I spent a few afternoons getting the first few layers of disgusting out of it. Exterior speed bath, and the eviction of the mouse palace that was the interior. It is going to sit for a while as I round up parts and finish some other obligations. Tentative forecast is to drop in a drivetrain this summer/fall, rebuild brakes, fuel system, touch up the whoops on the rear quarter, begin enjoying.

Pics to come, trying Imgur per recommendation of Kelsey. We had to dang near cross paths when he grabbed his eerily similar patina white '69 the same weekend.

Nice solid Charger!. Very similar to what my '68 was prior to "improvements": 383-4, auto on the column, white, originally green vinyl top, green interior.

You mean to tell me a green interior can be improved?

[RallyeMike]

I embrace the patina trend because I don't feel like dealing with nice paint. I have kids, and I live on gravel. Less anxiety in flogging! I have some touch up to do. It will be presentable, after it's drivable  2thumbs

What a great score! You are so far ahead to start out with a solid car. Rust =
White with green interior is definitely a low # color combo. It's the first I can recall seeing. You should keep it that way!
Of course my opinion is always to preserve a car rather than restore it as long as it is not too far gone.

[Chris 69]

You mean to tell me a green interior can be improved?

I still have the green interior, it's still ugly, but it goes well with the torn seat covers and cracked dash.  

The 383 to 440 and auto to 4-speed improvements more than make up for it though. One of the previous owners removed the green vinyl top, which in my opinion looks much better.

[Chris 69]

I see in your signature you are looking for 4-speed parts. If you are planning to do the swap in your '68, AKcharger's thread on his '70 is very useful. I used the thread as a guide for the swap on my '68.

AK's thread: http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95764.0.html

As another reference, I also documented most of the 4-speed swap on my '68 in another thread: http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109743.0.html